Issues: Energy Policy
In the 111th Congress, I voted to oppose sweeping Cap-and-Trade
legislation that would hurt Hoosier manufactures and unfairly
penalized the Midwest region.
Democrats—powered by the money of the environmental lobby and
Hollywood—have frustrated every attempt by Republicans to increase the
supply of American energy. I have fought this obstructionism every
step of the way, voting at least 17 times since my first term in
Congress to increase American energy, including voting 14 times to
open drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR).
Becoming energy independent will certainly be difficult, but I know
our country is up to the challenge. We need to break the Democrats’
anti-energy gridlock in Washington to create more energy and spur more
innovation so that Hoosiers can be confident we’ll have the energy we
need—regardless of whatever Saudi Arabia, Russia, or Venezuela decide
to do.